Americas School Mental Health Report Card, February 2022
A group of 17 national mental health organizations has published a report that rates states on how well they are addressing this crisis through school-based mental health services. The report evaluates each state on their development of programming across eight different policy areas including mental health education for students, training for teachers, access to school mental health staff, funding from Medicaid, and partnerships with community mental health professionals. Click here to access the report card.
Tip Sheet for Families: Advocating for Comprehensive School Mental Health (schoolmentalhealth.org)
New Jersey Comprehensive School-based Mental Health Resource Guide
SAMHSA Crisis Line – On July16, 2022, a new 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline will go live. Until that time, call or text 1-800-273-8255
Trevor Project – The Trevor Project is the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning) young people. (https://www.thetrevorproject.org/)
GLSEN – GLSEN seeks to ensure that every member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.
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National Center for School Mental Health – The mission of the National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH) is to strengthen policies and programs in school mental health to improve learning and promote success for America’s youth. (https://www.schoolmentalhealth.org/)
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